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Question about rig accuracy and balance:
Howdy!
I fly an older Clipper 24 with tilt stage, ultrabrite monitor and V mount battery hanger. I’ve grown to really like flying with a very slow drop time, sometimes almost neutral.
Recently I’ve run into a problem:
After trimming the rig it flys fine but after resting in on my shoulder or doing a larger tilt move I find it is thrown out of balance. It’s not drastic but enough that I have to retrim every time. Sometimes something as gentle as a drop time test will throw it off. It’s consistently in the direction that it tilt (tilt forward and the rig becomes front heavy).
I have combed through every inch of the rig looking for a loose part and have found nothing. I’ve also tried balancing without the monitor or batteries and it still won’t hold balance. (Just to be clear I’m using a weight plate as a camera, which I have also checked thoroughly so it’s not a loose camera part.. it’s gotta be something on the rig). Top stage is tight, the plate isn’t slipping, monitor and batteries aren’t moving..
After pulling the entire rig apart and feeling very certain I’ve checked everything that could possible be moving,
I raise the question: am I just asking too much of my (older) rig? Is flying with such a neutral drop time just not practice with an older rig?
Wondering if anyone has any ideas or has run into anything like this before.
Anything helps.. I’m stumped!
Thanks!
Sawyer

Question about rig accuracy and balance:
I fly an older Clipper 24 with tilt stage, ultrabrite monitor and V mount battery hanger. I’ve grown to really like flying with a very slow drop time, sometimes almost neutral.
Recently I’ve run into a problem:
After trimming the rig it flys fine but after resting in on my shoulder or doing a larger tilt move I find it is thrown out of balance. It’s not drastic but enough that I have to retrim every time. Sometimes something as gentle as a drop time test will throw it off. It’s consistently in the direction that it tilt (tilt forward and the rig becomes front heavy).
I have combed through every inch of the rig looking for a loose part and have found nothing. I’ve also tried balancing without the monitor or batteries and it still won’t hold balance. (Just to be clear I’m using a weight plate as a camera, which I have also checked thoroughly so it’s not a loose camera part.. it’s gotta be something on the rig). Top stage is tight, the plate isn’t slipping, monitor and batteries aren’t moving..
After pulling the entire rig apart and feeling very certain I’ve checked everything that could possible be moving,
I raise the question: am I just asking too much of my (older) rig? Is flying with such a neutral drop time just not practice with an older rig?
Wondering if anyone has any ideas or has run into anything like this before.
Anything helps.. I’m stumped!
Thanks!
Sawyer